Elections and Voting
November 7, 2006 -
A follow-up to our earlier post about Durham County, North Carolina, and their enlightened decision to extend poll hours at a precinct where 100 voters where waiting this morning at a locked church.
November 7, 2006 -
OK, sorry for the bad joke in the headline, but South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was turned away from the polls because he forgot his voter registration card:
November 7, 2006 -
Citizens across the country have been encountering difficulties at the polls today, with some of the problems occurring in the South.
November 7, 2006 -
Faulty voting machines and other systems failures will be getting a lot of attention today, but some of the biggest problems on Election Day are the litany of small break-downs that, when added together, can wreak havoc in a close race.
November 7, 2006 -
Following up on Sue's excellent post yesterday: the Laywyer's Committee on Civil Rights and other groups have a Voting Rights Hotline to call if ou have any voting problems today: 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683)
November 3, 2006 -
Due to our loophole-ridden system of campaign financing, a few deep-pocket donors can change the entire dynamic of elections, especially in small races.